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Ukraine privacy law is undergoing a dramatic shift with its introduction of new legislation, "On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Improving the System of Personal Data Protection," enacted on July 3, 2013, with an enter-into-force date of January 1, 2014.
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Ukraine privacy law is undergoing a dramatic shift with its
introduction of new legislation, "On Amending Certain
Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Improving the System of Personal Data Protection,"
enacted on July 3, 2013, with an enter-into-force date of January
1, 2014. This legislation abolishes the current State Service of Ukraine on Personal Data Protection,
transferring its functions to the Human Rights Commissioner of the Parliament of
Ukraine (Ombudsman). The overall shift to Ombudsman oversight
and the creation of an independent authority for data protection
issues brings Ukraine closer to compliance with European data
protection standards, even though Ukraine is not a member state.
Further changes incorporate the designation of "High Risk
Data," the processing of which carries requirements of
notification to the Ombudsman, and consent requirements for the
transfer of individuals' data, with failures and breaches
subject to civil and criminal penalties, including imprisonment of
up to 5 years.
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Recognized as one of the top firms for client service, BakerHostetler is a leading national law firm that helps clients around the world address their most complex and critical business and regulatory issues. With five core national practice groups — Business, Labor and Employment, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Tax — the firm has more than 970 lawyers located in 14 offices coast to coast. BakerHostetler is widely regarded as having one of the country’s top 10 tax practices, a nationally recognized litigation practice, an award-winning data privacy practice and an industry-leading business practice. The firm is also recognized internationally for its groundbreaking work recovering more than $13 billion in the Madoff Recovery Initiative, representing the SIPA Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. Visit bakerlaw.com
